David Leikam is a SFBA based composer-performer, primarily in improvisational arts and sonic architecture. Being born with cerebral palsy has affected his body and speech, giving him a distinct view into his creative arts-music process and being largely a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Studied music composition-improv at CalArts primarily with John Bergamo, Art Jarvenin, David Rosenboom, Mort Subotnick, Wadada Leo Smith (BFA 2001, MFA 2006).

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David has collaborated and performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Pamela Z, Eddie Gale, Kidd Jordan, Paul Wexler, John Bergamo, Doug Ellington, Muruga Booker, James Gurley, Perry Robinson, Sikiru Adepoju, Rent Romus, Jon Raskin, Timothy Orr, Patrick Cress, Sheila Bosco, amongst others over 40 years.

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Artist partnerships: Luthieros Music, NS Design, and Schertler Acoustics, rep by STLR Entertainment.

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You are the note(s) within music composition and those you select to compose/perform music with you, either live on stage or in the recording studio... Buy David Leikam Music​​​​